📚✂️【Cut a New Hairstyle, Read Out Confidence with Your Child】

📚✂️【Trade Your Reading for a Cool New Hairstyle】 In 2015, barber Courtney Holmes attended a back-to-school event in Dubuque, Iowa, USA, offering free haircuts to children. He came up with a special idea: kids could pick a book they liked and read it to him while getting their hair cut, and the haircut would be free. Some children read smoothly, while others encountered words they didn't know. Courtney didn't rush them or scold them; instead, he paused to read along with them and help them understand. He hoped that children would not only greet the new school year with a fresh haircut but also gain more reading practice and gradually build confidence in reading. Many children lined up that day, and Courtney even gave them free haircut coupons, inviting them to come back to the shop with their books. Later, more barbershops began to encourage children's reading in similar ways, turning barber chairs into small spaces for kids to get closer to books and practice reading aloud. 💗 Why it's worth sharing: With a pair of scissors, a chair, and a little patient companionship, children can receive encouragement in their daily lives. True kindness sometimes means being willing to wait a little longer and help someone finish reading a word they find difficult. 📌 Reference reports: Associated Press, School Library Journal